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Association raising funds for breakfast programme for school

Grantley Adams Memorial School Alumni are seeking to raise funds to assist the institution’s breakfast programme. Commitee member of the Westgam Old Scholars Association Deborah King says ahead of the school’s 70th anniversary celebrations set for May, a fish fry will take place on February 15 between 4:00 p.m. And 10:00 p.m. at the Bay Street Esplanade. She says all are invited to the event, which will raise funds to support the breakfast programme and other extra curricular activities at the school. Ms. King is thanking those individuals and organisations that contributed to the fish fry and other events which will be held to commemorate the school’s milestone.

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Barbadians urged to apply for Skills Certificate

It’s mostly Jamaicans who have been applying to the Barbados Accreditation Council for the Skills Certificate which allows CARICOM nationals to work and live in other member states. Executive Director of the Council Lisa Gale says in the past, Barbadians and Guyanese nationals led the way. She gave the update at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Council and the National Transformation Initiative.